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IEA’s Pakko Issues State, National Economic Outlook Thursday

Michael Pakko of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Institute of Economic Advancement and Arkansas鈥� chief economist and state forecaster, will preview what is in store economically for the state and the nation based on econometric models from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the DoubleTree Hotel during IEA鈥檚 fall forecast conference. Jim Youngquist, director of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Institute for Economic Advancement, will open the conference with a welcoming address at 10 a.m., followed by Pakko鈥檚 take on the national economic outlook from 10:10 to 10:40 a.m. From 10:40 to 11:30 a.m., David Sanders, special columnist for Stephens Media, will moderate a discussion with Richard Bell, secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department; Roby Brock, executive producer and host of 鈥淭alk Business;鈥� Lane Kidd, president of Arkansas Trucking Associates; and Chris Masingill, director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs in Gov. Mike Beebe鈥檚 office. Pakko will give the Arkansas economic outlook from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Julie Stackhouse, senior vice president and managing officer of Bank Supervision and Regulation at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will be the luncheon speaker. Registration is $50 per person. Contact Neva Wayman at IEA, 501-569-8551 or聽[email protected].